Cargo consolidation in China
and SE Asia at the port of loading · Buyer's consolidation · one B/L per lot
Cargo consolidation in China and South-East Asia means building one lot from 3–10 factories in a region before the sea leg. Suppliers deliver to our warehouse at the port of loading; we check the goods against invoices, repack them for ocean carriage and ship them in one container under a single bill of lading.
Unlike LCL, where your cargo travels with other clients' goods, consolidation fills a dedicated container with your purchases only. You get one point of responsibility, one document set and quantity and quality checks at the consolidation warehouse — before sailing, while claims against suppliers can still be settled.
Specification
Specification · Consolidation at the port of loading. Standard terms · consolidation closing date and sailing are confirmed per lot
Contract
- Service type
- Buyer's consolidation
- Suppliers per lot
- up to 10
- Consolidation point
- warehouse at the port of loading
- Transport document
- one B/L per lot
- Settlement currency
- USD · CNY · RUB
Lot building
- Cargo check
- against invoices and PLs
- Repacking
- for ocean carriage
- Receiving photo report
- included
- Marking and labelling
- at the consolidation warehouse
- Spot opening
- by checklist
Transit time
- Lot build time
- 3–10 days
- Ocean leg
- 7–14 days from China, longer from SE Asia
- Port & customs
- 2–5 days
- Rail to Moscow
- + 10–14 days
Service flow
- 01
Collecting from suppliers
We set a consolidation closing date against the chosen sailing's cut-off and hold space at the port warehouse. Suppliers deliver, and we log and photograph every delivery.
3–10 days - 02
Invoice reconciliation
We check package counts and weights against invoices and packing lists. If they differ, we ask the supplier to correct the documents before loading, not after arrival in Russia.
1–2 days - 03
Repacking
We repack and build packages for ocean carriage; labelling and Chestny Znak marking on request.
1–2 days - 04
Stuffing and single B/L
We stuff the lot to a stowage plan, record the seal and photos, file the VGM and issue one bill of lading for the whole lot.
1 day - 05
Sea leg and delivery
Ocean carriage on the liner schedule (China to Vladivostok typically 7–14 days), customs release and delivery to the consignee's warehouse with closing documents.
per route
Problems
Fragmented logistics: 3–10 suppliers, each with its own shipment, documents and dates — control over the chain is lost.
We gather all deliveries into one container at the port warehouse and issue a single B/L — one lot, one document set, one point of responsibility.
One supplier is late, and one factory's delay threatens the shipment of the whole lot.
We hold space until cut-off; if the delay is critical, we ship the ready part and move the late cargo to the next consolidation.
With many plants involved it is easy to end up with mix-ups, shortages or defects that surface only in Russia.
We check each delivery against its invoice and packing list, photograph it and, on request, open and inspect by checklist — claims are filed before sailing.
Documents
The core document set for a consolidated shipment and customs release. Each supplier needs its own invoice linked to a contract; whether to file one declaration or several is decided with the broker based on the contracts. The final list depends on the HS code and delivery term.
Incoterms
- FCA
- the supplier delivers to our warehouse — the default for consolidation
- FOB
- delivery on board; with warehouse consolidation it works like FCA in practice
- EXW
- we collect from the plant; Chinese export clearance via our agent
- DAP
- delivered at place
Documents
- Commercial Invoice
- invoices from each supplier
- Packing List
- consolidated packing list broken down by supplier
- B/L
- one bill of lading for the whole lot
- CoO
- certificates of origin — from each supplier
- Contract
- foreign-trade contracts with the suppliers
FAQ
In LCL your cargo shares a container with other clients' goods and is charged per cubic metre. Consolidation builds a lot from your own deliveries from several plants into a dedicated container under one B/L. Once the total volume approaches a container load, consolidation is usually cheaper and faster.
Usually up to 10 suppliers from one region. The limit is practical, not formal: the more plants, the longer the build and the higher the risk that someone misses the cut-off. So we set the closing date in advance and inform every supplier.
We hold space at the warehouse until the cut-off. If a supplier is critically late, we ship the ready part of the lot and move the late cargo to the next consolidation — the other deliveries leave on time.
Yes. On receipt we check package counts against the invoice and packing list, take photos and, on request, open samples and inspect them against your checklist. Discrepancies are settled with the supplier before sailing.
The lot travels under one bill of lading, but each supplier must have its own invoice tied to a contract. Whether to file one import declaration (DT) or several is decided with the customs broker based on the contracts and goods. We reconcile documents before loading so there are no discrepancies at destination.
Yes. We do labelling, Chestny Znak marking and package building right at the warehouse before shipment, so the goods arrive in Russia ready for sale.